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A steering axle assembly for a vehicle in which the steering arm is secured to and imparts rotary angular steering movement to the steering spindle about a king pin mounted on a transverse axle of the vehicle and also serves as a cover for the upper end of the steering spindle. In its structural rel

A steering axle assembly for a vehicle in which the steering arm is secured to and imparts rotary angular steering movement to the steering spindle about a king pin mounted on a transverse axle of the vehicle and also serves as a cover for the upper end of the steering spindle. In its structural relation as a cover member firmly engaged with the upper end of the angularly rotatable steering spindle, the steering arm also serves as a retainer and adjusting means for a pair of tapered roller bearing assemblies at the upper and lower ends of the king pin. A further feature of the construction is that the king pin is easily removable from the assembly for maintenance or replacement.

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A steering axle assembly for use on a vehicle, comprising a king pin extending through and secured to a transverse axle of the vehicle contiguous an end of the transverse axle, said king pin including opposite end portions thereof respectively extending above and below said transverse axle, a steeri

A steering axle assembly for use on a vehicle, comprising a king pin extending through and secured to a transverse axle of the vehicle contiguous an end of the transverse axle, said king pin including opposite end portions thereof respectively extending above and below said transverse axle, a steering spindle comprising upper and lower flange members connected by a main body portion, said upper and lower flange members being respectively journalled for angular steering rotation about said end portions of said king pin which respectively extend above and below said transverse axle, a separate tapered roller bearing assembly interposed between each respective end portion of said king pin and the corresponding steering spindle flange, a stub axle carried by said main body portion of said steering spindle, said stub axle being adapted to support a wheel for rotation thereon, a steering arm having a portion thereof overlying and rigidly secured by threaded fastening means to the normally upper end of said steering spindle in covering relation to the normally upper end of said king pin and in covering relation to aT least a portion of the normally upper end of said steering spindle, said steering arm being additionally in overlying covering relation to said tapered roller bearing assembly which is interposed between said upper flange member and the corresponding end portion of said king pin, and means interposed between the under surface of said steering arm and the upper surface of said last-mentioned tapered roller bearing assembly and acting in combination with the overlying connection of said steering arm to the upper end of said steering spindle whereby to simultaneously adjust the respective tapered roller bearing assembly which lies between each respective end portion of said king pin and the corresponding flange member of said steering spindle, said steering arm including a lever portion extending beyond said steering spindle to define a lever by means of which a steering torque is communicated to said steering spindle, said lever portion of said steering arm being adapted to be connected to link means for imparting a steering torque to said steering arm.